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2007: Dual-threat quarterback who is a Maxwell Award and Davey O’Brien Award finalist…ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III first-team selection…Three-time SEC Offensive Player of the Week following his efforts against South Carolina, Ole Miss and Troy…A two-time Walter Camp Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week winner from his performances against Tennessee and South Carolina…An SI.com midseason All-American selection…Has accounted for 46 total touchdowns which ranks the most in a season in school history and in SEC single-season history, 26 passing and 20 rushing…Tops on the team in rushing attempts (181) and yards (749)…Currently completing 68.5 percent of his passes for 2,870 yards with only six interceptions on 289 attempts…Leads the SEC and second in the nation in passing efficiency (177.47)…Currently has a streak of 12-consecutive games with a rushing touchdown dating back to the BCS National Championship Game, the longest active streak nationally and the longest by any player according to research dating back to 1996…Also is the only player in Div. I history to have rushed and passed at least one touchdown in 12 straight games…Paces the SEC and ranks sixth nationally in total offense, averaging 329.0 yards per game…Owns the SEC’s top offensive performance to date this year with 427 total yards against Ole Miss…Already holds the career school record for a quarterback with the most rushing yards (1,218) and rushing touchdowns (23) …Ranks sixth all time in the school recordbook for the most career rushing touchdowns with 28…Leads the SEC in rushing touchdowns with 20…The all-time SEC single season rushing total record-holder with 20 scores on the ground…SEC single-season record-holder in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 20…Has been the leading rusher in five of Florida’s 11 games…Accounted for four total touchdowns against Florida Atlantic, surpassing 3,000 career passing yards in his career…Set career highs against FAU in completions (25) and passing yards (338)…Matched the Florida single-season record of rushing touchdowns held by Emmitt Smith and Buford Long with two rushing scores against Vanderbilt…Threw for a then career-high 304 yards against South Carolina, tying his personal-best mark of 22 completions set one week earlier against Vanderbilt…Set Florida’ s single-game rushing touchdown record with five against South Carolina, surpassing four who had four in a game…Set a UF single-game scoring record by putting up 30 points against South Carolina…Accounted for seven total touchdowns against South Carolina, tying Danny Wuerffel, Doug Johnson and Terry Dean for the single-game school record…Only quarterback in school quarterback to have rushed for 100 yards in two games…Completed a career-high 22 passes against Vanderbilt while totaling five touchdowns…Completed passes longer than 19 yards to five different receivers against Georgia…Threw for a career-best four touchdowns in the upset victory over Kentucky…Included in the win against the Wildcats was a career-long 66-yard touchdown pass to Louis Murphy…His 166 yards garnered on the ground against Ole Miss were a school record by a quarterback and his 27 rushing attempts were a career-high and national best mark this season…Guided Florida to a 554-yard offensive outburst in his first career conference start against Tennessee…Blitzed the Western Kentucky defense in his first career start, throwing for three touchdowns and a career-high 300 yards…His 338 yards of total offense against the Hilltoppers ranks as the 10th-best single-game offensive yardage total at Florida Field…Member of the 2007 Leadership Committee.
2006: Played in all 14 games…Earned Freshman All-SEC accolades from the league’s coaches on Dec. 7…Garnered honorable mention Freshman All-America recognition from The Sporting News…Was chosen to The Sporting News’ SEC All-Freshman Team…Ranked second on Florida with 469 yards rushing on 89 attempts (5.3 avg.) and led the team with eight rushing touchdowns…Was 22-for-33 passing for 358 yards with five touchdowns and one interception in 14 games…His 5.3 average yards per carry was second nationally among quarterbacks behind West Virginia’s Pat White (7.4)…Proved to be a double threat in the BCS National Championship Game against Ohio State, rushing 10 times for 39 yards and a TD and going 1-for-1 with a TD pass to Andre Caldwell with 23 seconds remaining until halftime…Rushed eight times for 31 yards in the SEC title game against Arkansas, with a long run of nine yards…Enjoyed a strong effort in the shutout of Western Carolina, as he was 10-for-12 for a career-high 200 yards passing and threw a pair of touchdown passes to Riley Cooper (55, 20)…Also gained 47 yards on six carries, including a pair of touchdown runs (20, 1)…Burst through with a 12-yard touchdown run with 3:03 left against South Carolina and the successful extra point provided the Gators with a 17-16 victory…Converted a 4th and 1 on the winning drive with a six-yard rush…Gained 29 yards on five rushing attempts, a 5.8-yard average…Had six rushes for 38 yards at Vanderbilt, including a team-best run of 25 yards… Was 1-for-3 passing for five yards…Set up the Gators’ first touchdown against Georgia with a 20-yard run down to the Bulldogs’ 14-yard line…The rush was the longest surrendered by UGA in the contest…Raced into the end zone from 16 yards out on his first carry at Auburn, giving the Gators a 17-8 lead…Scored on a one-yard run against LSU and was 2-for- 2 passing with the first two TD throws of his career…Threw a one-yard jump pass to Tate Casey with 22 seconds remaining until the half to put UF ahead to stay…Connected with Louis Murphy on a 35-yard score with 12:05 left in the third quarter to give the Gators a 23-7 lead…Gained 35 yards on nine rushes (3.9 avg.), including a long of 15 yards…Carried nine times for 28 yards and scored on a two-yard touchdown run in the 28-13 win over Alabama…Completed his only passing attempt against the Crimson Tide with a 23-yard completion to Jemalle Cornelius…Electrified The Swamp with a then career-high 73 yards rushing on six carries (12.2 avg.) against Kentucky, featuring a pair of 25-yard runs…Totaled 62 yards on his first three carries versus the Wildcats and also completed a 12-yard pass to Dallas Baker…Gained 29 yards on seven rushes (4.1 avg.), with a long of 10 at Tennessee… Converted a key 4th down and 1 conversion with a two-yard run on the Gators’ game-winning drive…Led the Gators with 62 yards rushing on nine attempts (6.9 avg.) versus UCF, highlighted by a 29-yard rush that was UF’s longest carry of the season…Was 6-for-9 for 81 yards and had one interception. His first career passing attempt was an 11-yard completion to Kenneth Tookes in the second quarter…Made collegiate debut in the fourth quarter against Southern Miss and scored on a 1-yard touchdown run…Joined Chris Leak and Cris Collinsworth as the only true UF freshman quarterbacks to be responsible for scores in the season openers… Leak threw a 16-yard pass to Kelvin Kight in the 2003 debut against San Jose State and Collinsworth had a 99-yard scoring toss in the 1977 opener with Rice…Member of the 2006 Leadership Committee…
PREP: Earned 2006 Parade All-American honors…Participated in the U.S. Army All-American Game and CaliFlorida All-Star Game…Back-to-back first-team 3A (2004) and 4A (2005) all-state selections at quarterback…Threw for 9,940 yards and 95 touchdowns as a three-year starter as quarterback for Nease High School…Rushed for 3,169 yards and 63 scores in his prep career…Set the Florida state record with 4,286 yards passing his junior year…Was a team captain and helped lead Nease to a 13-2 record as a senior en route to leading the school to its first-ever Class 4A state championship…In the state championship game, was involved in a state championship game-record 54 offensive plays (27 passing, 27 rushing) and was involved in six touchdowns in the contest, also a state championship game record…Owns the Florida state prep football records for total offense (12,960), career passing yards (9,940), touchdowns (159) and completed passes (631)…Also owns single season state records in total offense (5,552), passing yards (4,286), touchdown passes (46) and total touchdowns (70)…Also played baseball and basketball at Nease…Chose Florida over Alabama.
PERSONAL: Born Aug. 14, 1987…Active member of the Goodwill Gators who volunteered his time at the Children’s Miracle Network at Shands and on a UF Psychiatry visit…Parents are Bob and Pam Tebow…Both parents went to Florida…Youngest of five children… Traveled to the Philippines three-straight summers with his father on mission trips…Was home-schooled.
MAJOR: Family, Youth and Community Sciences. 3.77 GPA.
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